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City of Marinette · Marinette County · meeting of Jan 20, 2026 · Minutes
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PERSONNEL AND LICENSE COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM JANUARY 2 0 , 20 2 6
Cc: Committee members, Mayor, City Attorney, Police Chief, Municipal Court Common Council file and Clerks file .
Personnel & License Committee minutes Page 1 of 2
1. Committee Chairperson, Rick Polzin , called the regular Personnel and License Committee Meeting to order at
0 4: 43 PM in the Common Council Chambers at Marinette City Hall, 1905 Hall Ave.
2. Upon a call of the roll , it was determined , a quorum of Committee members were present and their
attendance was documented as follows:
Present: Alderpersons Kowalski , Polzin , Klegin , Mikutowski & Keller.
Absent: None
Others present: Mayor Genisot, Fire Chie f Heckel , Finance Director Miller, Alderperson Oitzinger & Wolfe,
Mayor ’s Administrative Assistant Kust & James Kitzinger
3. Approval of Personnel and License Committee meeting minutes.
Alderpersons K owalski moved/ Klegin s econded and all concurred, to approve , the City of Marinette Personnel &
License Committee ’s meeting minutes from 1 2 / 1 6 / 2 5 .
4 . Discussion and possible action regarding sick time payouts at retirement for workers hired after 2011.
T he current policy is included in the packet . Mayor Genisot stated as of now all employees hired after 2011 have no
incentive not to use their sick days as they have no benefit to accrue their sick days to utilize at retirement . The
committee discussed the current policy and possible others ways to deal with the issue for the employees going
forward. The committee would like a financial analysis to see what costs difference would be. No action was taken on
the agenda item.
5. Consideration and possible recommendation to the Common Council regarding Appointment of Successor Agent for
Kwik Trip 574.
Alderpersons Keller moved/ Mikutowski seconded and all concurred, to recommend the Common Council approve the
Alcohol Beverage Appointment of Successor Agent and Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device Appointment
of Agent for Kwik Trip 577.
6. Consideration of Alcohol license Premises Extension application from Red Brick Tavern LLC for event taking place at
801 Main St. on March 7, 2026.
James Kitzinger, owner of Red Brick was present to answer any questions the committee may have . Alderpersons Keller
moved/ Kowalsk i seconded and all concurred, to recommend the Common Council approve the Premises Extension
application from Red Brick Tavern LLC for event taking place at 801 Main St. on March 7, 2026.
7. Consideration of Sign Erector License for 2026 for MJB Industries, Inc.
Pursuant to Marinette Municipal Code § ’s 13.3502(D) & 9.1302 schedule A, Alderpersons K owalski moved/ K legin
seconded and all concurred, to grant an annual City of Marinette Sign Erector license to MJB Industries, Inc.
8. Consideration of Eight ( 8 ) new operator license applications.
Pursuant to Marinette Municipal Code § 9.0220, Personnel and License Committee Policy No. PLC - 1.0010 and Wis.
Stat. § 125.17, Alderpersons K legin moved/ Kowalski seconded and all concurred to recommend the Common Council
conditionally grant operator licenses to the following eight ( 8 ) new applicants: Lynn M. Decorah, Melanie L. Franke,
Shawn A. Holt, Katie L. Kostelecky, Micky R. Michaels, Marie L. Posephny, Nathan D. Smith & Gina M. Vanhoff. Each
aforementioned operator license applicant, recommended to have licenses granted for the current licensing period
expiring 6/30/20 2 8 , shall be contingent upon each applicant providing documentation to City Clerk ’s Office, prior to
expiration date of their 60-day provisional operator license, confirming completion of a State of Wis. approved
Responsible Beverage Server class.
9. Future discussion items for next agenda.
Discussion regarding residency ordinance
10. Adjourn
Alderpersons Klegin moved/ Kowalski seconded and all concurred to a djourn at 0 4 :5 8 PM.
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Source: City of Marinette website. First collected Oct 20, 2026.